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Object Record

Catalog Number

Ky-019

Object Name

Arrow

Description

Bamboo shaft with a wood insert; unidentified material is wrapped around the intersection of the bamboo shaft and wood head; bone tip is secured to the end of the wood head with string; fletching is constructed out of two partially halved feathers that are secured to the bamboo shaft with string; end of bamboo shaft is carved into a nock.

Collection

Francis L. Black Amazonian Artifacts Collection

Collector

Francis L. Black

Culture

Kayapo

Date

1970s

Material

bamboo, wood, unidentified material, string, bone, feather

Dimensions

W-4 L-152.1 cm

Dimension Details

Length of feathers = 13.7 cmLength of bone tip = 4.7 cmWidth is taken at the widest point of the feathers